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How Does Beah's Values Change In A Long Way Gone

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“Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them,” (Beah 80). During wartime people's values change in order to adapt to the horrifying situation one is placed in. The same occurs in Beah’s A Long way Gone and autobiography of a child soldier's experience in sierra leone. Throughout Beah's journey his values change due to the people around him, the place he is located at and the tragic events a that occur.
Beah’s journey begins in a small village named Mogbwemo in Sierra leone. He was a young and happy child that enjoyed everyday activities such as playing soccer and listing to music. One day he decided to head over to a neighboring village with his brother in order to …show more content…

When he arrived at the rehabilitation center he still held his military values. He was hostile towards anyone who didn't fight in the military and anyone who wanted to help him until he meets Esther the nurse. At first he doesn't want anything to do with her but slowly he opens up to her. Oneday Esther gives him a gift, “When I unwrapped it, I jumped up and hugged her, but immediately held back my happiness. I sternly asked, “Why did you get me this Walkman and cassette if we are not friends?” (Beah 159). The gift of the walkman and cassette brings back a part a part of him that was taken away from the war. He was happy for a moment but quickly hides it in order to seem tougher. This could be considered the turning point of his rehabilitation. After his rehabilitation he moved in with his uncle until his passing from a sickness. “I still held my uncle in my arms, tears running down my face. My entire body had gone numb. I couldn’t move from where I sat,” (Beah 208). Beah loved his uncle so much since he was part of his family and was the one person that took him in. At the sight if his death he was deeply saddened unlike the times he was deaths during the war. After this he felt he didn't have much left and choose to make his way to

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